Fired Up!
AACG 2024 Awards Presentation, 11-6-24
AACG presents our 2024 annual awards to Pittsburgh Glass Center (PGC), Hilltop Artists, Carolyn and Richard Barry, and Becky Benaroya. Learn about the awardees and hear presentations from PGC and Hilltop Artists.
Wes and Wesley Hunting, 11-1-24
The father/son team of Wes and Wesley Hunting discuss their role in the studio glass movement, share their process and studio, discuss the evolution of their work, and preview their exhibition of new cast glass sculptures opening at Duncan McClellan Gallery.
Narcissus Quagliata, 10-4-24
Narcissus Quagliata, a renowned painter, glass artist, teacher, and poet, shares his journey as an artist, his technique, a look inside his studio, his diverse body of work, and his solo exhibition, "Narcissus Quagliata: Archetypes and Visions in Light and Glass," at the Forest Lawn Museum in Glendale, CA.
Layo Bright, “Dawn and Dusk,” 9-6-24
Layo Bright discusses her journey as an artist, and how her work has evolved using different materials and techniques. Tour her solo exhibition "Dawn and Dusk," an AACG grant recipient, at The Aldrich Contemporary Museum of Art in Ridgefield, CT, and join the artist in conversation with the museum's Chief Curator Amy Smith-Stuart.
Ian Chadwick Glass Art, 6-7-24
Internationally recognized award-winning British artist Ian Chadwick uses kiln-forming techniques to produce sheets of striped, colored glass which are then deconstructed and reconstructed into mandala-like patterns which exhibit a hypnotic, op-art effect. Hear Ian talk about his background, his process, and his work.
Habatat’s Glass52 Invitational, 5-3-24
Habatat Galleries' co-owner Aaron Schey presents a tour of the artworks in the galley's Glass52 International Invitational exhibition.
Leah Wingfield & Steve Clements
Leah Wingfield has been creating glass and mixed-media figurative sculptures with her spouse, Steve Clements, for over 30 years. In this Fired UP! program, learn about their collaborative work, hear about their recent series, and be in store for some exciting reveals.
“A Two-Way Mirror” Panel Discussion
Take a virtual tour of "A Two-Way Mirror: Double Consciousness in Contemporary Glass by Black Artists," the current exhibition at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma. Hear from several of the artists from the exhibition - Layo Bright, Crystal Campbell, Chris Day, and Leo Tecosky - along with the panel's moderator, Jabari Owens-Bailey, Museum of Glass Curatorial Education Program Manager.
Habatat’s Glass Coast Weekend Exhibition
Get a look at the amazing works of art in Habatat Detroit's Glass Coast Weekend exhibition.
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